Chlorine-induced extensive tracheobronchial necrosis concomitantly benzene-induced pancytopenia presented with severe pneumonia

Tülay Yarkın; Nalan Adıgüzel; Zuhal Karakurt; Gökay Güngör; Ferda Aksoy; Reha Baran

Chlorine-induced extensive tracheobronchial necrosis concomitantly benzene-induced pancytopenia presented with severe pneumonia

Tuberk Toraks. 2010;58(4):439-43.

Authors

Tülay Yarkın¹, Nalan Adıgüzel, Zuhal Karakurt, Gökay Güngör, Ferda Aksoy, Reha Baran

Affiliation

¹ Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery, Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 21341122

Abstract

We report a case of 25-year-old woman with severe tracheobronchial necrosis caused by chlorine released from a mixture household cleaning agents. She subsequently exposed benzene while she was fixing the seats with benzene containing gum. The case was found interesting with its history, delayed diagnosis, bronchoscopic features, and fatal outcome. We presented its bronchoscopic and pathological images which has not been shown in the literature up to date.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Benzene / toxicity*
Bronchial Diseases / chemically induced*
Chlorine / toxicity*
Detergents / toxicity*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Inhalation Exposure
Necrosis / chemically induced
Necrosis / mortality
Pancytopenia / chemically induced*
Pancytopenia / mortality
Pneumonia / chemically induced*
Pneumonia / mortality
Respiratory Insufficiency / chemically induced
Respiratory Insufficiency / mortality

Substances

Detergents
Chlorine
Benzene